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| Date: | Friday 29 May 1959 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Convair F-102A Delta Dagger |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | 56-1164 |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Hays, KS -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Richard-Gebaur AFB, KS |
Flame out in a thunderstorm. Pilot Lt Robert A. Steward (27) bailed out and was injured.
Sources:
San Bernardino Sun 31 May 1959, p5A
http://web.archive.org/web/20180422214312/http://www.millionmonkeytheater.com/F-102A.html
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 16-Nov-2017 16:03 | TB | Added |
| 15-Jan-2020 07:58 | JF | Updated [Registration, Operator, Source, ] |
| 12-Feb-2020 09:30 | Iwosh | Updated [Operator, Location, Operator, ] |
| 12-May-2022 14:27 | TB | Updated [Operator, Location, Departure airport, Narrative, ] |
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